I know we've only talked about World of Warcraft a few times in class. I myself didn't know much about this game besides the fact that it was the best selling online game. Then I came across an article on Yahoo and learned that not only was it a best selling game, but that is also causes divorce or "marital discord."
As I was reading this article I couldn't help but think are you kidding me? Do you really think a video game caused your divorce, as "one woman's sad story" was told.
I can tell that the "World of Warcraft" is a very popular game with over "10 billion subscribers," and just from typing this game into google I learned that they are trying to get World of Warcraft on mobile phones.
From what I hear it sounds like a pretty cool game and and quite possibly addicting, but do you really think that this game, or any of the many other addicting video games could potentially cause a divorce? Do you think video games overall strain relationships? Which do you think is the bigger factor strain in relationships if so, an addicting video game or a video gamer and their "other half?" Do you think video games could play the main factor in a divorce, or one of many factors? Do you really think video games could have that big of an effect on relationships to cause a break-up or divorce?
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this might be one of the funniest things i have ever read. The fact that a married man can put own his computer to help his marriage is beyond crazy. I myself love to play video games but i cannot imagine my wife telling me that i play to much video games and then not stop to be with her. This guy is ridiuclous to be with this girl for 6 years and a 9 month marriage not to be able to make it work because of a video game.
I think its just a bunch of bull. Ya the girl might say its the reason but its prolly one of million reasons why. For example women get mad because we dont remeber emotional details and all that fun stuff lol. In reality it is becaus males use a different side of the Amygdala that makes us that way. I love to play video games and during the summer on my days off i prolly play at least 8 hrs and that include spending time with my girlfriend. its just a great way to stay in contact with my friends that i dont see so much.
I totally agree. Sometimes you need to get out of the video games and get your head back into the real world. I know that WOW is really popular, but there's definitely a limit.
I think this is crazy! That's pretty ridiculous that he plays that much but i mean that is pretty drastic to get divorced. But i mean i guess video games can be addicting and stuff like this does happen. I think that it can be prevented though if they talked or something or tried to play it together.:)
Really a lot of things can be addicting, and video games can be one of them. I don't think it would be the main reason for someone getting divorced but it may not help. I have seen a video where some guy played games almost all day and he had huge bags under his eyes and just completely ignored everyone even his girlfriend. My question is why would you get married to this guy? Video games may be the problem in some cases, but if it wasnt video games it would be T.V or gambling. It is just that persons personality that is addictive.
I think this women is completely right. If my husband was doing something that took up the majority of his time an not being productive I wouldn't want to be married to him. Marriage is about working together and if he wasn't listening to her wishes, and if there marriage wasn't working because of it, why should she stay married to him. At the age of marriage, you should be a responsible adult, which means your major priority isn't a video game.
Of course these things can cause divorce, nearly anything can nowadays. This just shows another way to how people are becoming immersed in these games. Now creators are trying to find every way that they can in order to get people to play their game. Its all about money, and if someone's significant other sees it that much of a problem that the other is playing this game 24/7 so be it
ok, so no. it doesnt cause divorce. however, i do think that it will add to the list of stuff that your significant other may not like about you. if you are spending more time playing on the computer that being with your wife or husband, then there are obviously connection and communication problems buried deep within the relationship. i think that video games can show this problem in a very obvious way, but video games arent the cause for this lack of communication, its merely a tool to expose the problems already embedded. if a video game is being questioned by someone who says that they cause divorce, well then they are afraid to face their own problems and admit they were wrong, or they simply just dont understand the deeper meanings behind the things we do. video games are on the surface, they are not the problem, the problem already exists, video games just expose the problem.
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I dont think games could cause divorce. They probably cause problems every once and a while but so does everything in a relationship. Whether its video games for a guy or shopping for a girl, everyone has their thing that they like to do that bothers the other person. To divorce over it is stupid and the lady in article is crazy.
Freaky, but possible. If a person gets so caught up in a game, they could loose sight of reality. What they may think of as fun could detriment their relationships with people. I'm not sure if the video game caused the whole divorice, but it could have aided to the problem. There are reasons that people have conflict, and if the gamer just ignored those problems and his spouse, then this would further the conflict.
I think it's pretty ridiculous if a video game causes a divorce. Honestly, if that was the cause, the relationship really wasn't that strong to begin with. If there is a strain in the relationships, I think it would be the gamer's fault. It's not the game's fault if someone is addicted to it.
I actually heard this somewhere the other day. It is pretty funny still though. I have know some people to be very addicted to this game (it's like heroin for nerds). I am sure some of you have seen the parody that South Park did about World of Warcraft. If not you can see it at http://allabout-sp.net/?p=season10/1008 Unfortunately I don't know how to make a cool hyperlink so that will have to do. Anyway I could actually see this happening as silly as it seems. I doubt that would be the only thing that would force someone to get divorced. The fact that this person isn't paying attention to his or her spouse is the real factor, and a big one at that. The lesson learned here is that real people have feelings and they must be respected.
I dont like to admit to it, but I've played World of Warcraft and it really consumed my life. 37 Levels later I finally quit but it was hard. Something about a game you can never win but somehow feel like your getting closer to doing so in is a hard game to put down. Now granted I didnt have a girlfriend per say but I was able to keep a relationship with a girl with no issues besides getting made fun of when she caught me on the computer till 5AM *Sigh* but no breakup or out of the ordinary stress. Now I can see how a game that has korean kids getting paid to just play the game ALL day to "farm" or collect gold to be sold online could be addicting enough to cause divorce or breakup but shrugs. Who's fault is that, certainly not the games. That's like blaming your ipod for getting hit by a car when you couldn't hear it coming...Bad IPOD! why didnt you warn me!?
I myself don't spend to much time playing computer games but I have played World of Warcraft once or twice and it is a pretty neat game. Other people however are quite obsessed with it (as you can see if you've ever watched the SouthPark episode of World of Warcraft). As to it causing marriage disputes and divorce, I don't really think it has anything to do with the game itself but rather the person not spending enough time with their spouse. Could this possibly be linked to World of Warcraft? Yes it possibly could but how could you not know your spouse played a video game for hours on end?
Now i know how to get out of a crappy marriage! If i was that wife i would have been pissed too. Imagine if the person who loved you stopped paying attention to you, you would feel pretty bad about yourself too. But it isn't the game that is to blame it is the result of playing the game. I think if it was anything else similar too it the same thing would happen. He loved the game more than his wife which is pretty crazy.
I think video games are just a part of the problem in the divorce. Like they dont go out to dinner with them because they are playing, or ignoring them because they are playing. But they are just pissed off or dont want to hang out with their significant other. In some occasions im sure the video game may be the problem because there are people who play world of warcraft when they are not sleeping and thats all they do.
So, not going to lie, I have a general dislike for these online games. I think that video games can cause divorce, or at least help it along. When people play these games, they, more often than not, lose themselves entirely to the game. I've seen it first-hand; my own father is consumed with online gaming,and it's really put a strain on his marriage and on his relationship with my sister and me. He just plays his game, and lets the world pass him by. As a family, he doesn't feel apart of it, because he has his computer game, and doesn't need us. I'm sorry to say, but online computer games have fractured my family, because in my mind, my father cares more about his game than he does about it family.
Becoming extremely addicted video games to the point where it effects your lifestyle is something that has happened to me, so I would not be surprised if it has affected people's marriages or relationships before. In fact, the parents of one of my high school friends were divorced due to the husbands job. His job, you might ask? A video game designer. Apparently he spent so much time working on, and playing his games, that he had no time for his wife or the family. Video games can be a time consuming hobby or profession that can come between people if taken to an extreme.
I do think that someone being addicted to video games can tear a relationship apart. Couples breaking up over one being addicted to video games is almost like any other couple that has broken up on the account of other addictions like those of drugs and cheating. When the parts of their lives and the time that is supposed to be put into one's significant other is put into someone else or some object, I think that it is logical for the couple to break up if they cannot reconcile.
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